Problem Getting Mail Function to Work

[Ice9Sysop@gmail.com]

Hello all,

I am using a script to try to send an email from a we form. The
script is as follows:

<?php

$name = $HTTP_POST_VARS['name'];
$email = $HTTP_POST_VARS['email'];
$phone = $HTTP_POST_VARS['phone'];
$message = $HTTP_POST_VARS['message'];

$name = stripslashes($n ame);
$email = stripslashes($e mail);
$phone = stripslashes($p hone);
$message = stripslashes($m essage);

$rec_email = "c@precisionimp ortrepair.net";
$subject = "Web Page Contact Form";

$msg_body .= "Name: $name\n";
$msg_body .= "Phone Number: $phone\n";
$msg_body .= "E-Mail: $email\n";
$msg_body .= "Message: $message\n";
$msg_body .= "¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ¯\n";

$header_info = "From: ".$name." <".$email.">" ;

mail($rec_email , $subject, $msg_body, $header_info);

?>

I have confirmed the email account exists, and I can send email to it
outside of the script, but the script does not send the email. Any
idea on what could be the issue? I have used this script on other
websites with out a problem, the only thing I can think of is maye the
domain name is so long, and if that is it, is there anyway around it?

Thanks,
Chris

[Erwin Moller]

Re: Problem Getting Mail Function to Work

Ice9Sysop@gmail .com schreef:

Hello all,
>

Hi,

Your script is sloppy and unclear on many point.

I am using a script to try to send an email from a we form. The
script is as follows:
>
<?php
>
$name = $HTTP_POST_VARS['name'];
$email = $HTTP_POST_VARS['email'];
$phone = $HTTP_POST_VARS['phone'];
$message = $HTTP_POST_VARS['message'];

$HTTP_POST_VARS is ancient.
Use $_POST[] superglobal instead.

>
$name = stripslashes($n ame);
$email = stripslashes($e mail);
$phone = stripslashes($p hone);
$message = stripslashes($m essage);

You use stripslashes. That means you are SURE the slashes are added?
In your php.ini you have magic_quotes_gp c set on, right?
Otherwise you don't want to use stripslashes.

>
$rec_email = "c@precisionimp ortrepair.net";
$subject = "Web Page Contact Form";
>
$msg_body .= "Name: $name\n";

How can you add something to a variable that is not initialized?
$msg_body .= "whatever";
means:
$msg_body = $msg_body."what ever";
and since $msg_body is not set that would give you a warning (or notice,
I am not sure).

Be sure you have errorreporting on (E_ALL) and display errors during
development.

$msg_body .= "Phone Number: $phone\n";
$msg_body .= "E-Mail: $email\n";
$msg_body .= "Message: $message\n";
$msg_body .= "¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ¯\n";
>
$header_info = "From: ".$name." <".$email.">" ;
>

debug here, simply echo all variables you use, eg:
echo "\$rec_email=$r ec_email<br>";
echo "\$subject=$sub ject<br>";
etc.

mail($rec_email , $subject, $msg_body, $header_info);
>
?>
>
I have confirmed the email account exists, and I can send email to it
outside of the script, but the script does not send the email. Any
idea on what could be the issue? I have used this script on other
websites with out a problem, the only thing I can think of is maye the
domain name is so long, and if that is it, is there anyway around it?

Domainname is not a problem.
Activate errorreporting, and see what you can find.

>
Thanks,
Chris

Succes.

Regards,
Erwin Moller

[The Hajj]

Re: Problem Getting Mail Function to Work

On Jun 5, 12:14 am, Ice9Sy...@gmail .com wrote:

Hello all,
>
I am using a script to try to send an email from a we form. The
script is as follows:
>
<?php
>
$name = $HTTP_POST_VARS['name'];
$email = $HTTP_POST_VARS['email'];
$phone = $HTTP_POST_VARS['phone'];
$message = $HTTP_POST_VARS['message'];
>
$name = stripslashes($n ame);
$email = stripslashes($e mail);
$phone = stripslashes($p hone);
$message = stripslashes($m essage);
>
$rec_email = "c...@precision importrepair.ne t";
$subject = "Web Page Contact Form";
>
$msg_body .= "Name: $name\n";
$msg_body .= "Phone Number: $phone\n";
$msg_body .= "E-Mail: $email\n";
$msg_body .= "Message: $message\n";
$msg_body .= "¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ¯\n";
>
$header_info = "From: ".$name." <".$email.">" ;
>
mail($rec_email , $subject, $msg_body, $header_info);
>
?>
>
I have confirmed the email account exists, and I can send email to it
outside of the script, but the script does not send the email. Any
idea on what could be the issue? I have used this script on other
websites with out a problem, the only thing I can think of is maye the
domain name is so long, and if that is it, is there anyway around it?
>
Thanks,
Chris

I'd add

if (!mail($rec_ema il, $subject, $msg_body, $header_info)) {
echo "You fail!!!";
}